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Usuzumiiro

薄墨色 · うすずみいろ

Ink thinned with water — usuzumi is the grey of diluted sumi, even and soft, the tone of a brushstroke made with a nearly exhausted charge of ink.

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Harmonies within the tradition

Complementary and triadic companions, chosen from real traditional colors — not computed values.

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The namesake

薄墨 墨 書道 — what the name literally points to.

diluted black ink wash
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diluted black ink wash